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Tom March

The potential power of Google Wave is far bigger than its demo - 9 views

Hi Angela, Thanks for posting this. It's gotten me into the Wave frenzy, thinking about the impact on learning from a data mining perspective.

Google_Wave

started by anonymous on 06 Jun 09 1 follow-up, last by Tom March on 08 Jun 09
Tom March

Thinking Dispositions: A review of current theories, practices, and issues - 0 views

learnweb.harvard.edu/...Dispositions.htm

Readings dispositions Critical Thinking

shared by Tom March on 15 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Good thinkers certainly have thinking skills. But they also have more: Motivations, attitudes, values and habits of mind all play key roles in good thinking, and in large part it is these elements that determine whether people use their thinking skills when it counts.
    • Tom March
      Tom March on 17 Mar 09
       
      This is the key behind "Dispositions." Yes, people need the skill/abiity to think critically, but this doesn't tend to happen unless they have a desire to do so.
  • What Kinds of Thinking Dispositions Are There?
    • Tom March
      Tom March on 17 Mar 09
       
      This is where other frameworks for thinking could be used as well. If a school has been working with Art Costa's Habits of Mind or Robert Marzano's Dimensions of Learning, these can be used here. The main point is that "enculturation" is the solution, not "teaching" critical thinking.
  • a disposition is something we want students to evidence on their own ─ without being pushed or prompted to evidence it"
    • Tom March
      Tom March on 17 Mar 09
       
      Suggestion: this is where an online space, focused on intrinsically motivating experiences is an asset. Changes in thinking and motivation require substantial time and repetition.
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  • culture of thinking
    • Tom March
      Tom March on 17 Mar 09
       
      Here's a link to their current work on "Thinking Routines." Here
  • What does it mean to be a good thinker?
    • Tom March
      Tom March on 31 Mar 09
       
      This is the essential question?
    • Tom March
      Tom March on 31 Mar 09
       
      Let's read this with a How-to perspective.
Tom March

Make a new drawing | Make it Share it. - 6 views

www.makeitshareit.com/...make

drawing Web 2.0

shared by Tom March on 13 May 10 - Cached
  • Tom March on 13 May 10
     
    Simple, but easy tool for drawing - good IWB possibilities.
Tom March

What Teachers Should and Should Not Be Posting on Their Classroom Webpages - 9 views

mrssmoke.onsugar.com/ing-Classroom-Webpages-2704974

ClassBlog

shared by Tom March on 13 May 10 - Cached
  • Tom March on 13 May 10
     
    More and more teachers have the opportunity to cut a slice of the Internet pie and share content with administrators, students, and parents. Many, however, are unsure what to do with this slice or how to serve it up to waiting guests. Fear not, I have a few suggestions that might get you started. I've broken it down to "Should" and "Should Not" lists in hopes of making it easy.
  • Tom March on 13 May 10
     
    A fairly basic description, but handy for people new to using a ClassBlog. The exciting part is when you go from ClassBlog to ClassPortal.
Tom March

The Tell-All Generation Learns When Not To, at Least Online - NYTimes.com - 4 views

www.nytimes.com/...09privacy.html

Pew privacy nytimes

shared by Tom March on 11 May 10 - Cached
  • Tom March on 11 May 10
     
    "people in their 20s exert more control over their digital reputations than older adults, more vigorously deleting unwanted posts and limiting information about themselves."
  • Tom March on 11 May 10
     
    Good article to balance the hysteria and myths that us oldies know what's up and the kids aren't informed.
  • Michelle Tremigliozzi on 11 May 10
     
    It is good news about the older teenagers, and those in their 20's however as noted in the article "Younger teenagers were not included in these studies, and they may not have the same privacy concerns. But anecdotal evidence suggests that many of them have not had enough experience to understand the downside to oversharing". These kids need to be our target audience when talking about cybersafety etc, as like with many other facets of a teenagers life, they don't necessarily have the "fear factor" and understand the long term risks.
Jackie O'Brien

What if the Secret to Success Is Failure? - NYTimes.com - 6 views

www.nytimes.com/...ret-to-success-is-failure.html

shared by Jackie O'Brien on 15 Sep 11 - No Cached
    • Tom March
      Tom March on 16 Sep 11
       
      Read through this article and highlight or comment on things that you think would resonate with your students or colleagues.
  • He is a big thinker, always chasing new ideas, and a conversation with him can feel like a one-man TED conference, dotted with references to the latest work by behavioral psychologists and management gurus and design theorists.
    • Tom March
      Tom March on 16 Sep 11
       
      Obviously a school leader who dosn't mind being different! Nice to see.
    • Jackie O'Brien
      Jackie O'Brien on 16 Sep 11
       
      You don't make progress by doing the same thing as everyone else!
  • in America that if you worked hard and you showed real grit, that you could be successful,” he said. “Strangely, we’ve now forgotten that. People who have an easy time of things, who get 800s on their SAT’s, I worry that those people get feedback that everything they’re doing is great. And I think as a result, we are actually setting them up for long-term failure.
    • Jackie O'Brien
      Jackie O'Brien on 16 Sep 11
       
      I know that we are actively working with parents to realise that their child does not have to be 'happy' al of the time. Making mistakes, experiencing failure and learning what 'not' to do are valuable aspects of education.
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  • character
  • Tom March on 15 Sep 11
     
    Fantastic article highlighting great pedagogy, true leadership and richer measures
Tom March

socialmediaguidelines / FrontPage - 0 views

socialmediaguidelines.pbworks.com

social media guidelines New Models Web 2.0

shared by Tom March on 26 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Tom March on 26 Aug 09
     
    This is a collaborative project to generate Social Media Guidelines for school districts. The goal of this guideline is to provide instructional employees, staff, students, administrators, parents and the school district community direction when using social media applications both inside and outside the classroom.
jennyann north

newsmap - 0 views

newsmap.jp

news newsmap

shared by jennyann north on 27 Apr 09 - Cached
Di Scanlon

animoto - the end of slideshows - 0 views

animoto.com/?welcome=new-user

web2.0 animoto slideshow

shared by Di Scanlon on 20 May 09 - Cached
  • Di Scanlon on 20 May 09
     
    Easy way to display student work
Tom March

Cold War Facebook - Can we all just get along? - 4 views

coldwarfacebook.ning.com

Exemplars Web 2.0 Critical Thinking New Models

shared by Tom March on 28 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Tom March on 28 Oct 09
     
    Here's an interesting way to use Ning - students take on the roles of key players in a real situation.
  • Tom March on 28 Oct 09
     
    Here's an interesting way to use Ning - students take on the roles of key players in a real situation.
Tom March

MOUSE - 0 views

www.mouse.org

Exemplars New Models

shared by Tom March on 17 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Tom March on 17 Nov 09
     
    Student tech support program
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